Amended in Senate July 8, 2015

Amended in Assembly March 19, 2015

California Legislature—2015–16 Regular Session

Assembly Bill No. 315

Introduced by Assembly Member Bigelow

February 12, 2015

An act to repeal begin delete Sections 3029 and end delete begin insert Section end insert 4401.5 of the Food and Agricultural Code, relating to fairs.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 315, as amended, Bigelow. Fairs: annual begin delete reports and end delete expenditures.

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Existing law provides for admission to a state, district, county, or citrus fair without payment of an established admission price to persons with credential admissions or courtesy pass admissions, and requires each fair to make an annual report to the Department of Food and Agriculture of the total number of credential and courtesy pass admissions issued and honored at the fair.

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This bill would repeal the annual reporting requirement.

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Existing law requires the Secretary of Food and Agriculture to expend up to $100,000 each fiscal year for an exhibit or exhibits at a fair that demonstrates, in a creative or innovative manner, the process of production and use of food and fiber. Existing law also requires the secretary to annually provide for a conference of fair judges to aid the department in prescribing regulations relating to judging exhibits and premiums offered for exhibits, and authorizes the secretary to expend up to $15,000 each fiscal year for those purposes.

This bill would repeal those provisions.

Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

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SECTION 1.  

Section 3029 of the Food and Agricultural Code
is repealed.

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Section 4401.5 of the Food and Agricultural Code
is repealed.